A E YATES (EOT) LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive

13134473 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2021-01-14

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

29 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2026-03-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-01
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LESLEY, Mark George appointed
director
2025-06-30
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TYLER, Ian Arthur resigned
director
2025-05-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-08
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HALL, Andrew Philip appointed
director
2022-07-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-01
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GARDNER, David Walker resigned
director
2022-03-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-22
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-02-21
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2022-02-16
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-04-07
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-04-07
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-04-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-02-26
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HAYWOOD, Michael Henry appointed
director
2021-02-26
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WHITEHEAD, Victoria Michelle appointed
director
2021-02-26
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GARDNER, David Walker appointed
director
2021-02-26
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TYLER, Ian Arthur appointed
director
2021-01-14
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Company incorporated
As A E YATES (EOT) LIMITED
2021-01-14
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WHITEHEAD, John Crompton appointed
director

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2021-01-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

A E Yates Ltd Cranfield Road

Lostock Industrial Estate

Bolton

Lancashire

BL6 4SB

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-02

Last: 2026-02-16

Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)

HALL, Andrew Philip→

director · ~43y · appointed 2022-08-08

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Active

HAYWOOD, Michael Henry→

director · ~43y · appointed 2021-02-26

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Active

LESLEY, Mark George→

director · ~48y · appointed 2025-07-01

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Active

WHITEHEAD, John Crompton→

director · ~81y · appointed 2021-01-14

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Active

WHITEHEAD, Victoria Michelle→

director · ~55y · appointed 2021-02-26

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Active

GARDNER, David Walker→

director · ~51y · appointed 2021-02-26 · resigned 2022-04-01

Resigned

TYLER, Ian Arthur→

director · ~62y · appointed 2021-02-26 · resigned 2025-06-30

Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-03-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-26